Chapter:20
"M-master! T-this is.... This is beautiful!!"
Ryuu'eyes were shining, it's like he was in the heaven. Shigeru laughed slightly.
This place was no less then heaven itself. The beautiful trees, bright flowers. Blue sky all over. A beautiful river flowing down to the city. And in the center of it, a mountainous mapple tree. On which a treehouse was built.
It was like the DEVASs themselves lived here before.
"You can call this place a liitle heaven of mine. I found this place when i was just a kid like you.
I still remember that day, i was searching for some herbs on this mountain. It was for my researche.
I got so occupied in finding the herbs that i didn't noticed when the bright sky became dark. When i looked at my surroundings, i didn't know where i was.
I was lost, i didn't knew what to do or where to go. I was scared and was not able to even move. I sat down where was standing before. I started crying and couldn't think of anything.
That was when i heard a sound. A sound of a girl laughing.
I was stunned the moment i opened my eyes. A girl, about same age as me was standing infront of me. Her face had that bright smile on it. It was like she was saying to me,"It's ok, i am here now. There's no need to worry."
That was the first time in my life that i felt myself different from the nature, like i never was the part of this world to begin with.
She gave out her hand to me, her face never left that bright smile. I was so lost into her beauty that i couldn't think anything. She was like an fairy, who came from the heavens just to help me.
I grabbed her hand and she took me to a place. She didn't said a single word the whole time. I thought she couldn't talk.
After some time, we reached this place. I was also stunned like you back than, Aramiya-kun. It was like she really was a fairy and brought me to heaven with her.
She pointed toward the big Mapple tree, where this treehouse was, still the same as before.
That was the moment when i first heard her voice. Her melodious voice maked my heart skip a beat.
She asked, " That is my home. Would you like to come with me?".
I was stunned after hearing her. I didn't know if she didn't understand what she was saying. After all she was inviting a boy to her home in midnight.
My face was all red at that time. But i was so hungry and tired at that time, that i didn't even bothered to ask her name.
I just followed her to the treehouse. She gave me some water and some fruits. I jumped on the food like an animal. I didn't care what she would think of me or anything at that time.
After i ate the food, i suddenly fell asleep.
When i woke up, it was their was no one in the treehouse. It was morning outside. I didn't knew what to do next at that time.
I came out of the treehouse, the girl from the yesterday was nowhere to be seen. I searched for her everywhere but she was gone. I lost my hope and followed the river that was flowing into the city.
After some time i was out of the mountain. I went to my home, everyone was worried about me but i was just thinking about that girl.
I decided to visit that place regularly, in order to find that girl. But when i went the next day, she was not there. Same as the day after and the day after.
It was same till two months. I started to lose my hope of ever seeing that girl again. Until one day, i went to the mountain as usual. I wasn't hoping to meet her that day too but i had to try.
But when i reached their, i couldn't believed my eyes. She was there. Sitting by the river, staring at the fishes. I was so overjoyed to see her that i was not even able to talk.
She noticed me standing their like a statue and gave me that bright smile of her. At that very moment i know, this girl is the fairy of my life. Only this girl can be the one for me.
I went towards her shaking. I was puzzled as to why i was shaking. I finally was able to talk to her for the first time ever.
"Long time no see" is what came out of my mouth. She was confused but when she heard that, her face turned into an even more brightful smile.
After that i started to visit her everyday. She was always there sitting around the lake waiting for me. Her name was Yokoyama Akiko. She was a normal girl living in the city.
She told that her parents were never at her home and she was always lonely. So she came to the mountain and build a treehouse on this Mapple tree. She was able to interact with nature here.
That was when this place and she became a part of my heart."
Shigeru was telling Ryuu, he was as calm as sea. His eyes shining brightly. Ryuu was stunned by his story.
"M-master. I'm s-sorry if it hurts you but what happened to that girl then. Where is she."
Shigeru became sad when he heard Ryuu's question. It was like he remembered something he tried hard to forget. Ryuu saw him and became concerned.
"M-master you don't have to reply. Forget it, that i ever asked anything. I'm really sor-"
"She is my wife now."
"..."
Ryuu was stunned to after what he heard just now. He was just standing at the place without even blinking his eyes.
"WHAT!!! SHE IS YOUR WIFE NOW!! THEN WHY DID YOU BECAME SAD WHEN I ASKED ABOUT HER.?"
Ryuu snapped and was furious. He was so shocked that he didn't even took a breathe.
"Ohh! It's just that, how fast time has passed since then. We didn't know when we became adult."
"What!! I want my sympathy back..."
Ryuu couldn't believe Shigeru and fell on the ground mourning for his sympathy. Shigeru smiled at him.
"Ok ok, it's my fault. Now stand up, we need to start our training. Also my wife is here only. She will be helping us with the training."
"What!! Where is she?"
Ryuu stood up and asked shigeru. When a sound came his behind.
"Honey!! You're here."
"Oh! Here she is"...
